Adaptive significance of environmental sex determination in an amphipod

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 515-527

  McCabe, J ^a,b   Dunn, A M ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fitness; Gammarus; Mating; Sex ratio; Size

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SIGNIFICANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL SEX DETERMINATION; EVOLUTION; FITNESS; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO;

AMPHIPODA; GAMMARUS DUEBENI;

EID: 0030614008     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000360050039     Document Type: Article

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